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i tama gaat time @tim f t ,EDWIN .THoMAs, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,

Letters Patent No. 105,998, dated August 2, 18,70,

IMPRovEMnN'x-"IN MacH'INEVPoRl cUsHIoNING AND VENTILA'PING LEATHER The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patentand making part cf the sarna 0` dlt chont ity-inag/cokncern Be it knownthat 1I, EDWIN THOMAS, of the city and county of Philadelphia `and State of Pennsylvania,

have invented a Machine i'or Oushioning and Ventilating Leather; and I` do hereby declare the following to bea f'ull and correct description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing.

, PlateV 1 represents4 the machine complete.- y Plate 2 shows part of the machine, showingv the adjustable bars, withgroovir'ig bits or cutters, and the inner sole and counter `of aboot or shoe, as grooved by the said machine. i

1 `ignre 1 represents .the bars, with slotted ends, and z bolted to a framed level', which forms a part `of the machine. l I i Figure 2r`epres'ents the inner-sole, with grooves, as made by this machine. i

:Figure-3 shows the counter for a boot or shoe, grooved in-t-he same manner.' lThe nature of my invention consists of a machine with a series of cutters orgroovng-bits, ot' any suitable shape, and attached to a framed level', which is I held down `by screw-bolts and springs, for the purpose of pressing thelgroove-cutters into the leather, and is l raised by atreadle and lever, may be required, to

raise the cutters out of theggrooves. y

The leather is fed torthc cutters by toothed cylin- I ders, propelled by hand orany motive power.

.lo enable others to understand my invention, I re- Letters A A mark the toothed cylinders'tbr propell ling the leather to the cutters.

7 Letters B, the adjnstablcbars, with the cutters atg tachcd.

Lette-rs C,'the ycutters,.oidiierent4 shape, such as may loe-needed for cutting grooves for .the same pur.-

pose. l

Letter D marks the framedlever.

Letters E are the springs, to hold down the lever and press the cutters into the leather.

Letters F are bolts to connect the lever with t'hc spring.

Letter G, a lever that connects with a treadle, for the purpose of raising the framedlever and the euttcrs.

Letter H marks the treadle.

Letter K, fig. 1, represents, a punch, to form a groove by compressing the leather., instead of removing a strip, las done by cutters C.

ruary, A; D. 1870.

EDWIN THOMAS.V Witnesses:

MICHAEL QUIRK, Trios. WELHAM. 

